The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-03

Cotton Seed Oil IT. 5l3s-
The new week the stock Exchange OPEN
ell with duh and declining market, which
presented very few features of interest. The
fact that to-day is holiday in London,
together with the usual May day changes WAS
responsible for the limited amount of bust
ness Transacted and the hopeful views of the
situation which were 81 prevalent toward the
end of last week. The bears having every
thing their own way, "A fractional rally oc-
cbrred in the forenoon, but. with that one ex-
! ception, there was no stay 10 steady the yield
ing of values from the opening To the close.
The market opened weak ut concessions from
| Saturdays final figures of from y to IS per
| cent Trading was quiet and soon became dull.
| thOagh the pressure in New England made
| that stock quite active for the first hour. The
| market was weak throughout although a
slight raIiy occurred toward N O'CLOCK and the
| strength displayed by Fort Worth and Denver
| kept the market firm until noon After that
| time there was more animation and renewed
weakness, which was not checked until the
| close, which was duh and weak at or near the
| tions were $4,000 shares Fort Worth and
| Denver rose per cent, hut everything else is
| lower.
Cotton.
| NEW YORK May 2.-Green Il Co.'S report
| on cotton futures says: Considerable activity
| prevailed again, but the market took IA back
ward turn. and a large proportion OF the re-
The bull report of last week failed to obtain
/ the support hoped for. ana there seemed to he
an absence of sufficient confidence tn hold po-
| sitions- After IA small gain to commence with,
there was sharp drop OF 10 10 Ill points from
about steady and bstt1 points under Saturday"
Cotton easier; sales. :04; Uplands, 10 l3-16; Or
leans; III net re1enpts. Si9 exports 20 Treat
nent, ,tS; to the Channel, --; stock, il6.s.O.
Afternoon report Cotton-Net receipts, So;
May, 10 s4d 10 s5 June. 10 ia 10 %; July. 10 :.
@l0 81; August, 10 ssttl0 -; September, 10 +sES
10 ~ October, 10 g@l0 .Si Noyembep; = 49, s.,
February, 10 0AGbl06-
LIvEEPooI- May !. 4 p; m-I Cotton
5 4.-5i. buyer; July-August, 1884, seller;
August-September, 51-6+, buyer; September
9ts2sr s.ler S1f H neem6eI
seller; September, 52-64. buyer. Futures
closed firm.
General Markets.
CHICAGO, May 2.-Deiveries on May con-
tracts quite liberal this morning, and
were nearly all taken by various houses sup
posed 10 Ice operating for the bull clique. The
DECREASE in the visible supply was $4,000
generally been expected tleafings from the
seaboari aggregated SB.no bushels Traders
were cautious, nevertheless the aggregate of
the business transacted was large. Sales
showed little change. however, fluctuations be-
ing conflned 10 narrow limits June com
manded premium of per cent over May.
There was fair degree of activity in corn,
and decrease of jdD,6so bushels in the visible
supply impaired little firmer tone To values.
The market closed Isc. higher than Saturday
Oats ruled a shade stronger. Mess Pork was
marked up tsId - cents and closed firm Lard
ruled cents lower short ribs were Is cents
lower.
Cash quotations we've; Flour quiet unchanged
No Spring Wheat, sl$sc: No red, slssc.
No. Corn, 3sssc; No Oats 3.sc. Mess Pork,
Ss}JO. Lard, S6.Ssls. Short Rib sides, lOosel
ST.41l4. Dry sailed shoulders boxed S3st6t7 81.
Short clear sides tboxed $50. 80 Whisky,
81 Is The leading futures closed:
wheat-May, SIS; June, SIS July, s3Is.
Corn-May, SIS, June: sss: July. ,gts1t4It.
May and June, ss&.5o. Lard-May, s6.s.1e:
June. s.; July, s..IO. short Ribs-May, Ss-4.Is.
June, s7.s.i4; July, s7.7sls,
New YoHk. May .--Southern Flour quiet
aetive-No 2 red. May, Sl49s4; June, $3.50
and duiINo. : MAY. 44ssSt.aa: June, s.sssts;
SSI L,,rs $3.50. what's 3ats so eiy SS MsS
quiet. Coffee-spot fair Rio dull at 1919: No.
Rio steady; May, ga g; June, slt.oaItss
good refining. ilsG4ss; refined quiet Molasses
steady 80 test, 1919. Rice steady and in fair
as refined. Resin quiet at 81 -.5tg1 27Is. Tur-
pentine dull AT 3.ls. Hides quiet and unchang-
steady. Beef dull Midales DUN and nominal
Lard o1ss points lower and les actiye-wesI-
FreisSss dGi-caf - i-6i,I: wheat ID
ST. LOUIS. May Flour finn and unchanged.
Wheat quiet, ci9sing lseit higher1No- Z red
.sasGssas- Corn irm and l-0Iac higher-cssh,
Sii-Ls5I4; May, 3tss5i:5il4; June. 3J7ss55s- Oats
easy-cash, s.Ssd..1s May, s1ls June, ,.
Whisky steady AZ slls Provisions dull and
lower. Pork, SIS Lard. s7,.ot..75 Dry salt
Meats, boxed. shoulders. Sao:1e; long clear.
S5o.ls; clear ribs 3 6sls. short clear. S'.5Gs
Bacon-boNed shoulders, $40 -5o, long clear,
Ssl-l@sts-l0 clear ribs Ss-ls1%gs-h' short
clear. SIS. ls6ls-6sls-
CINCINNATI, May Flour easier-fxmiiy.
S;lSG13..O; fancy. S-&-sbft +G5 Wheat quiet
No red, S&. Corn scarce and firm No- = red
4sl4- Oats heavy and lOwer-No. mixed. ss1s.
Pork nominal at sI.. Lard quiet at sass. Bulk
Nets dull-short rits, - Bacon quiet-shOrt
ribs 50: short clear, SIS whisky steady at
81 IL Hogs weakcOmmon and light. 4:sssl5-2.ss
psac king and butchers, atUsl5is
NEW ORLEANS. May = Coffee - demand
light but holders nrm-esargoes and common
To prime. Isslls Rice in fair demand and
higher-Louisiana ordinary To prime, JzsG4le.
Cotton Seed products quiet but steady-prime
crude oil. - offered. cake and meal. S1sl-9D5s
per long ton sugar steady and firm-Lou-
isiana open kettle. good fair To prime. 47sft5;
good common To fair. +1-fS+@4: common TO
good common, Al. 49,. l.. aIisiaTla centrifugals
on white, 5ls6ia Lilo. choice yellow q. s-l6
prime to fancy, sSstIsS. fair to good prime. 10
- common Ia good common. loa52l-
WILMINGTON. May 2-Turpentine dnll at
Il Resin steady: strained SIC; good strained |
s.. Tar firm at 81 IL Crude Turpenrine firm:
hard. slae yellow dip and virgin. s=n